Weather strip



Patented Dec. 3,1929 l N 1,738,350

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FRANK B. BUCKHOUT, F YONKERS, NEW YORK WEATHER STRIP Application led October 31, 1928. Serial No. 316,226.

'll`his invention relates to weather strips and In this form of frame construction/the case-A niore particularly to weather strips for metal ment window has a flange 4 which engages sash of all types, including metal casement, the outer face of the window frame-1, and the pivot sash, etc. window frame l has a flange 5 adapted to be An object of the invention is' to provide a engaged bythe casement window so that a 55 weather strip which may be slid or forced double seat is provided when the window is into position either on the window frame or closed. a on the casement window or on both, if desired, In Figure l the parts are shown in exagand which will be absolutely weathertight. gerated position in order to illustrate more lo A further object is to provide a weather in detail the construction and locations of my 60 strip composed mainly of metal and having a lmproved weather strips. rubber or other'fleXible-portion, and which Each weather strip comprises a strip of may be cut into proper lengths to fit any winmetal 6 which is overturned at one edge, as dow or frame and be attached merely by shown at 7, clamping a strip of rubber or i pressing, forcing or sliding the weather strip other suitable material 8 against the metal 65 onto its support. t strip. l A further object is to provide a strip which The metal strip is rolled or otherwise can be manufactured and sold at a reasonably curved throughout its length` adjacent one low price and which will most efficiently peredge,` as shown at 9, and has a somewhat form the functions for which its is intended. flared, integral tongue 10 extending from this 70 `Witl1 these and other objects in view, the curved or bent portion 9 overlying the rubber invention consists in certain novel features of strip 8. construction and combinations and arrange- The metal strip between its edges is prefinents of parts, which will be more fully hercerably bowed or flared outwardly, as shown g5 inafter described and pointed out in the at 11, so that when the Weather strip is com- 75 claim. pressed a certain resiliency or flexibility of In the accompanying drawingsthe metal strip functions to clamp the rubber Figure l is a broken View in vertical section strip tightly in place. through a metal window frame and casement The lip or flange portion 10 constitutes a window, showing both the frame and the winspring or resilient member adapted to clamp 80 dow equipped with my improved weather over the flange to which it is to be secured. strips, although it is to be distinctly under- As above stated in Figure l, I show weather stood that this View is for illustration only as strips A located on the frame l as well as it is hardly possible that weather strips will the frame 2 of the casement window 3, but, be desired both on the frame and the window in practice, the weather strips will be lo- 85 as the location of the weather strips on either cated at one of these positions, and it is the frame or the window will answer all hardly probable it will ever be necessary to purposes; use weather strips in both positions although Figure 2 is a fragmentary` sectional, perthis is possible.- The view, however, indi- 40 spective View of my improved weather strip cates that the Weather strips may be located 90 shown in Figure l; in either position, in accordance Vwith the de- Figure 3 is a view inv cross section showing sire of the user. i a modified form of window strip in position The weather strips are cut in suitable on the window frame. Y lengths and are forced onto the flanges 4 4:, l represents a window frame and 2 the and'5 by positioning the lips or tongue por- 95 frame of a casement-window 3. These frames tions 10 over the edges of said flanges. By 1 and 2 may of course be of any shape dereason of this construction it will be noted sired, but I have shown in the drawings a that when the casement window is closed it standard shape in which both frames con will function to compress the weather strip 5f stitute double angles in cross section. to a certain degree and force the rubber or 100V other strip 8 tightly against its bearing face so as to exclude the weather.

e In Figure 3 I illustrate a modification of my improved weather strip 7 and em loy two metal strips 1Q' and 13 and a ru ber or other .strip 14 to form my improved weather strip B'.' -The rubber. strip 14 is mainly although not entirely confined between the metal strips' 12 and 13 and these metal stri s 12 and 13 have turned over clamping anges 15 to clamp the parts together.

The metal strip 13 is laterally osetx as shown at 16, and has a bent over clamping.

member 17 extending throughout the length of the strip -toiengage the flange of the frame or easement.

In both forms of my invention it will be noted that the metal strip Whichholds the rubber -or other analogous material has a laterally olset portion extending throughout its length which is bendableor eompressible and also'has a clamping portion at one edge to secure the we'ather strip in place andI' require no other means than the resiliency e e' of the weather strip to hold it in place.

A Various changes and alterations might-*be madein 'the general form of the parts described without departing from my invention and hence I do not'limit myself to the precise details. set forth but consider myself at libert to make such changes and alterationsas airly fall within the spirit and scope o f the appended claim.

I claim:

A weather strip, comprising a strip of' metal having one edge portion thereof bent e upon itself `forming avclamp of approximately U-shape in cross section adapted to the clamp is enged.'

clamp a flange, the intermediate portion of the metal strip being laterally offset throughp out its length, and a latnon-metallie strip clamped to the-metal stripby an overturned edge of the metal strip and extending across the olset portion of the metal strip, and adapted to lie flat against the flange to which NK B. BUCKI-IOUT. 

